The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (review)
Gilliam gamboling freely through the public subconscious just doesn’t work, this time, on any level other than a meta one.
trailer break: ‘Extraordinary Measures’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh my goodness, won’t someone think of the children? The wee babies, they’re going to diiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeee! Is there no heroic doctor among us who can help them? Hoorah! It’s Harrison Ford to the rescue! But hey, why doesn’t Brendan Fraser just take his dying kids back to … more…
question of the day: Are movies and vices made for each other?
What’s the latest bullshit Avatar “criticism”? It promotes smoking. You know, because Sigourney Weaver smokes in the film and she’s also one of the good guys, that automatically means that James Cameron took a gazillion dollars from Big Tobacco to hook all the poor little childrens on the cancer stick. Cameron has responded to this … more…
watch it: “NATION’S PRIDE / STOLZ DER NATION”
The movie within the movie in Inglourious Basterds: Presumably this would have been a feature film in the world of Basterds, what with all the to-do surrounding its premiere, but still… this is a lot more than the “trailer” I featured last summer offers. It’s the back of Tarantino’s head starting around 3:12. Eli Roth … more…
50s sci-fi Converse sneakers
I have quite a collection of Converse sneakers already — hightops and low both — but I couldn’t resist adding these to my wardrobe when I came across them on eBay: Because I’m not a big enough dork yet.
because stale leftovers are sooo yummy
The endless parade of remakes of old TV series is destined to continue for the foreseeable future, according to Bill Carter in The New York Times: Among the most prominent projects under consideration as new series next fall are these familiar names: “The Rockford Files” on NBC; “Charlie’s Angels” on ABC; and “Hawaii Five-O” on … more…
poster convergence: ‘When in Rome’ and ‘Leap Year’
I hope this isn’t going to be a trend for 2010: posters that reduce women to simpering little girls. Really, Amy Adams? Might you just faint your little old self at the prospect of an engagement ring? Is this 1815? Are you a character in a Jane Austen novel? Hell, I take that back: Jane … more…
trailer break: ‘The Spy Next Door’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Or, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s a Spy. Yeah, men are totally incapable of taking care of children. Also: They have no idea how to read the simple instructions on a carton of oatmeal, or that you need to protect your hands when removing hot trays from … more…
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in January?
As of this writing, 11 movies will open wide in North America in the month of January. Which means that even if you’re an active moviegoer and see a movie each week, you’ve still gotta pick and choose (and it’s even worse if you’re in a city on the arthouse circuit, but let’s not make … more…
‘Hurt Locker’ wins 2009 Best Picture from Online Film Critics Society
The Online Film Critics Society — of which I’m a member and serve on the Governing Committee — has announced the winners of its 2009 Awards. The Hurt Locker won Best Picture, Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow), Best Actor (Jeremy Renner), and Best Editing (Chris Innis and Bob Murawski). Also winning four awards was Inglourious Basterds: … more…
